Unofficial B.S.O. Academy Awards (Suggestions)

Since it’s “Awards Season” and the B.S.O. didn’t win the Grammy (they were robbed), maybe it’s high time that we, the fans, had our say in the proceedings. Being that the Oscars are this weekend, several movies and actors I’ve never heard of will undoubtedly win awards, while others weren’t even nominated (e.g. Keith Richards as Captain Teague for Best Supporting Actor). Therefore in honor of musicians in the movies, specifically Brian’s role as Eddie Cochran in La Bamba, and since there have been a few posts in this forum about song suggestions and lists, I’d like to present for everyone’s entertainment my unofficial B.S.O. Academy Awards (Studio Recordings 1994-2007):

Best Supporting/Guest Singer
What Are You Doin’ New Years Eve? – w/ Julie Reiten-Setzer
You’re the Boss – w/ Gwen Stefani
Baby It’s Cold Outside – w/ Ann Margaret
So They Say It’s Christmas – w/ Lou Rawls
One More Night with You– w/ Leslie Spencer-Smith & Julie Reiten-Setzer

Best Cover Song (Instrumental)
My Favorite Things
Caravan
Sleepwalk
Nutcracker Suite
Take the 5th

Best Cover Song (Words & Music)
As Long As I’m Singin’
Luck Be a Lady
Route 66
The House is a Rockin’
Mack the Knife

Best Stray Cats Cover Song (Original Stray Cats Song or Stray Cats Cover Song)
Rock This Town
Rumble In Brighton
Drink That Bottle Down
Stray Cat Strut
Town Without Pity

Best Guitar Solo
Route 66
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
Jumpin’ East of Java
49’ Mercury Blues
As Long As I’m Singin’

Best Non-Guitar Instrument Solo
Sittin’ On It – Don Roberts, Baritone Saxophone
As Long As I’m Singin’ – D. Fornero, J. Fumo, K. Norton, D. Farias, Trumpets
Drink That Bottle Down – Michael Acosta, Tenor Saxophone
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll – George Shelby, Clarinet
Good Rockin’ Daddy – Art Valasco or Mark Jones, Trombone

Best Original Tune
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
My Baby Only Cares for Me
Hollywood Nocturne
The Footloose Doll
September Skies

Best Album
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Guitar Slinger
The Dirty Boogie
Vavoom
Wolfgang’s Big Night Out

Feel free to vote, add your own categories, or complain about your favorite tune not being nominated, just like the real awards shows.

Best Supporting/Guest Singer
Baby It’s Cold Outside – w/ Ann Margaret

Best Cover Song (Instrumental)
Nutcracker Suite

Best Cover Song (Words & Music)
The House is a Rockin’

Best Stray Cats Cover Song (Original Stray Cats Song or Stray Cats Cover Song)
Rock This Town

Best Guitar Solo
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll


Best Non-Guitar Instrument Solo
Sittin’ On It – Don Roberts, Baritone Saxophone


Best Original Tune
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll (I'm sorry, I really freakin love this song)


Best Album
The Dirty Boogie





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Best start to a song (As in, when the song starts, it just kicks you in the gut and makes you listen, could be based on a 1-10, like, 1 being any Kanye West song, 10 being IGNITION!)
This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof
Sittin on It All the Time
Hey Santa!
Switchblade 327
Take the 5th



And my vote on that one goes to
This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof
(second in that all around Setzer Music category only to IGNITION!)

with a hands down win Hollywood Nocturine a great song that should never go out of style like the GREAT BRIAN SETZER

Best Supporting/Guest Singer
Baby It’s Cold Outside – w/ Ann Margaret (I agree with JohnnyKool )

Best Cover Song (Instrumental)
Are ya kiddin'? - Sleepwalk (from Dirty Boogie) But it already won!)


Best Cover Song (Words & Music)
Another vote for - House is Rockin'

Best Stray Cats Cover Song (Original Stray Cats Song or Stray Cats Cover Song)
You mean a Stray Cats song that Brian has re-done with BSO etc?
Ok, Rumble in Brighton

Best Guitar Solo
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll

Best Non-Guitar Instrument Solo
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll

Best Original Tune
Hoodoo Voodoo Doll!

Best Album
Hoodo.....ah, not this time....
Vavoom!
Guitar Slinger,
TIE!

Davy Jones, great 1st post!
Radiation-nomination

Here are the Dutch votes

Best duet;
*You're the boss - w/Gwen Stefani

Cover instr. ;
*Caravan


Best cover song;
*Route 66

Best Stray Cat;
* Rock this town

Best guitar solo
* Hoodoo Voodoo Doll

Best non guitar ;
* As long as í'm singin' ( even named my dog Mr. Mambo )

Best original ;
* Hoodoo Voodoo Doll

Best album;
* Dirty Boogie

I have to write in for duet, Joe Strummer on Guitar Slinger. That song rocks. (Where is the US release of this album? I loan my import copy to the wrong guy and I haven't seen it in years....)

Wow I'm game for stuff like this. OK, this'll take some time and there'll be mistakes but .... here goes

Best Supporting/Guest Singer
Sleigh Ride: Darlene Love
The Race is On: Dave Edmunds
So THey Say It's Christmas: Lou Rawls
Hey Elvis!: Bryan Adams

Best Cover Song (Instrumental)
Honky Tonk
Sleepwalk
My Favorite (favourite) Things
Chet Ditty (or is that an original - lol)
Best Cover Song (Words & Music)
As Long As I’m Singin’
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Tear It up
Best Stray Cats Cover Song (Original Stray Cats Song or Stray Cats Cover Song - hmm dunno if this works but...)
Stray Cat Strut
Runaway Boys
Fishnet Stockin's

Best Guitar Solo
I Won't Stand I Your Way
Switchblade 327
Let's Live It Up

Best Non-Guitar Instrument Solo
Rock This Town - Bernie Dresel
Anything where Don Roberts solo's
Pipeline - The whole horn section
Best Original Tune
Too Hip, Gotta Go
(There's) Somethin' Wrong With My Radio ( I made the (there's) up)
RUNAWAY BOYS>>>RUNAWAY BOYS (Best song EVER written..period)

Best Album
Guitar Slinger
Vavoom
The Dirty Boogie
Dig That Crazy Christmas

Best Album Brian SHOULD have played on but didn't:
Yo! Frankie - Dion DiMucci
Waking Up the Neighbors - Bryan Adams
Innocent Man - Billy Joel

Best Live Song Ever ('78 - '08)
Sweet Love On My Mind - Newcastle Nov '80
My One Desire - Radio 1 (or2) 1981
Rev It Up & Go - Massey Hall, Toronto '83
Collaborations Brian should have had -full albums should have been made with:

Guitar only for Everly Brothers
Guitar and vocals Bryan Adams
Pallbearer for Robbie Williams (shit! did i say that?)
Guitar, Vocals and arranger for Bob Dylan (i gotta see a decent Bob dylan gig before i die)

Feel free to vote, add your own categories, or complain about your favorite tune not being nominated, just like the real awards shows.[/quote]

Nuff f'now! man, this took me an hour and it's still wrong.

Mikey Gallup (poll not Cliff)

For what it's worth, here are my votes from the list, even though I confess to not having heard every single track nominated....


Best Supporting/Guest Singer
You’re the Boss – w/ Gwen Stefani

Best Cover Song (Instrumental)
Sleepwalk (from Dirty Boogie)

Best Cover Song (Words & Music)
As Long As I’m Singin’

Best Stray Cats Cover Song (Original Stray Cats Song or Stray Cats Cover Song)
Rock This Town

Best Guitar Solo
As Long As I’m Singin’

Best Non-Guitar Instrument Solo
As Long As I’m Singin’ – D. Fornero, J. Fumo, K. Norton, D. Farias, Trumpets
(but what about the trumpeter from Jumpin' East Of Java?!)

Best Original Tune
September Skies

Best Album
The Dirty Boogie